diff --git a/doCheckout.go b/doCheckout.go
index 337018f..c9d1a45 100644
--- a/doCheckout.go
+++ b/doCheckout.go
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ func doCheckoutShared() error {
 			if err := makeUserBranches(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			return nil
 		}
 		// this uses rill and is super fast
 		doAllCheckoutUser()
diff --git a/doExamine.go b/doExamine.go
index 6544e33..b4f99c4 100644
--- a/doExamine.go
+++ b/doExamine.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ func countDiffObjects(repo *gitpb.Repo, branch1, branch2 string) int {
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1
 	}
-	log.Info("countDiffObjects()", cmd, len(r.Stdout), strings.Join(r.Stdout, " "))
+	// log.Info("countDiffObjects()", cmd, len(r.Stdout), strings.Join(r.Stdout, " "))
 	return len(r.Stdout)
 }
 
diff --git a/windowRepos.go b/windowRepos.go
index 813f9df..8241d4a 100644
--- a/windowRepos.go
+++ b/windowRepos.go
@@ -216,21 +216,40 @@ func (r *repoWindow) repoMenu() *gui.Node {
 		me.forge.ConfigSave()
 	})
 	box2.NewButton("update", func() {
-		count := 0
 		r.Disable()
 		defer r.Enable()
 		loop := r.View.ReposSortByName()
 		for loop.Scan() {
 			// var repo *repolist.RepoRow
 			view := loop.Repo()
-			log.Info("doing Update() on", view.GetGoPath())
-			view.Update()
-			view.Hide()
-			view.Show()
-			count += 1
-			if count > 3 {
-				// return
+			if view.Hidden() {
+				continue
 			}
+			repo := view.GetPb()
+			// log.Info("check master vs devel here on", repo.GetGoPath())
+			if repo.GetDevelVersion() == repo.GetMasterVersion() {
+				continue
+			}
+			b1 := countDiffObjects(repo, repo.GetMasterBranchName(), repo.GetDevelBranchName())
+			if b1 == 0 {
+				// log.Info("master vs devel count is normal b1 == 0", b1)
+			} else {
+				// log.Info("master vs devel count b1 != 0", b1)
+				log.Info("SERIOUS ERROR. DEVEL BRANCH NEEDS MERGE FROM MASTER b1 ==", b1, repo.GetGoPath())
+			}
+			/*
+				// THIS IS TERRIBLE. STOP DEVELOPING AND FIX THIS IF THIS HAPPENS
+				cmd := repo.ConstructGitDiffLog(repo.GetMasterBranchName(), repo.GetDevelBranchName())
+				if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+					log.Info("failed", err)
+				}
+			*/
+			/* this is normal
+			cmd := repo.ConstructGitDiffLog(repo.GetDevelBranchName(), repo.GetMasterBranchName())
+			if _, err := repo.RunVerbose(cmd); err != nil {
+				log.Info("failed", err)
+			}
+			*/
 		}
 	})
 	return box2